Category: Obituaries

Obituary – Dinsdale (Jim) Compton, MdB 42-48

Submitted by his daughters Julia, Penelope and Hilary. Dr Dinsdale Michael James (Jim) Compton, who attended Christ’s Hospital from 1942-1948, died on January 3, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Aged 11, Jim won a London County Council (LCC) scholarship to Christ’s Hospital. He retained very fond memories of the school throughout his life. Many teachers had returned from the (ongoing) war, and the atmosphere was collegial. Jim liked to tell how he and other students regularly used to push one of the …

Obituary – Richard Dixon – Mid B 1941-48

Richard Frederick Jesse Dixon, an Old Blue who attended Christ’s Hospital from 1941-1948, died on November 21, 2024, in McKinney, Texas, USA. Richard was born in Exmouth, Devonshire in the United Kingdom on May 8, 1932. Richard’s father and paternal grandfather were both Captains in the Royal Navy and Richard attended Christ’s Hospital from the age of nine on an …

Obituary – John Laurence (Jack) Doyle – PrepB, MdA 40-48

John Laurence (Jack) Doyle, an Old Blue who donated generously to Christ’s Hospital and co-founded Friends of Christ’s Hospital in the USA, has died in Cupertino, California.  Jack was born in Devon, England in 1931 and attended CH from 1940 to 1948, first in Prep B and then in Middleton A. At CH, Jack was good at both sports and academics, enjoyed theater and many outdoor activities, described …

Obituary – Lance Reynolds

Lance Reynolds, an Old Blue who co-founded Friends of Christ’s Hospital, has died at his home in Indio, California.Martin Lance Reynolds was born on May 30th, 1939, and attended Christ’s Hospital from 1949 to 1958, starting in Prep A and then Middleton B. After CH, Lance read Chemistry at Oxford, gaining an M.A. and B.Sc., and then worked for several …

Obituary: Derek Mumford 1941-2020

Friend’s of Christ’s Hospital is sad to announce the passing of Old Blue Derek Mumford. Derek Richard Mumford, age 79, born June, 7, 1941 passed peacefully surrounded by his wife and children on December 26, 2020. Derek was born in Cairo, Egypt as a British Citizen during WWII. He grew up in London, England and was a graduate of the …